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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Sacramento City Unified

This page covers 50 elementary schools in Sacramento City Unified, including 2 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

50
Schools Ranked
California
State
2
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 50
1
rank
A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired
Grades KG–08370 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Crocker/Riverside Elementary
Grades KG–06621 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
23.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
3
rank
Washington Elementary
Grades KG–06326 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
20.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Bret Harte Elementary
Grades KG–06196 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
18.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
5
rank
Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary
Grades KG–06655 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
25.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
6
rank
Theodore Judah Elementary
Grades KG–06432 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
23.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
7
rank
William Land Elementary
Grades KG–06351 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
21.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Caleb Greenwood Elementary
Grades KG–06480 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
25.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
9
rank
Matsuyama Elementary
Grades KG–06460 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
23.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired
Grades KG–08487 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,678/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
23.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,678
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
40 more elementary schools in Sacramento City Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
50
Elementary Schools
73
Total Schools
48
#1 Score
41
Avg Score
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.